Mike Nichols

The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford, has an exhibit titled "The Thrill of the Chase: The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum." In conjunction, a five-film series will be shown this and next weekend depicting photographers, each directed by a legendary filmmaker.

The series begins on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. with "Closer." The 2004 Mike Nichols film stars Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen and Julia Roberts in a story about infidelity. It is rated R.

The second film, on Friday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m., is "Distant," a 2002 Turkish-language film by Nuri Bilge Ceylan about a photographer whose...

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